diff --git a/tcl/mb11.config b/tcl/mb11.config
index 2539336..60b688b 100644
--- a/tcl/mb11.config
+++ b/tcl/mb11.config
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ device stick_menu mb11 dil5
 set ins [result instrument]
 if {[string match "prep*" $ins]} {
   set nr [string range $ins end end]
+  exec frappy start $ins main mb11
   makenv frappy_main -driver secop -port localhost:1511$nr
+  # makenv frappy_stick -driver secop -port localhost:1521$nr
   makeHePump
+  dolater 0 device makeitem name_label SECoP/mb11
 } elseif {[lindex [split [info hostname] .] 0] ne $ins} {
   error "runs on instruments or prep0-9 only"
 } else {
diff --git a/tcl/mb11.stick b/tcl/mb11.stick
index 0ea1b0e..c5923fa 100644
--- a/tcl/mb11.stick
+++ b/tcl/mb11.stick
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ set ::secop_version 4
 set ins [result instrument]
 if {[string match "prep*" $ins]} {
   set nr [string range $ins end end]
+  exec frappy start $ins stick mb11stick
   makenv frappy_stick -driver secop -port localhost:1521$nr
+  dolater 0 device makeitem stick_label SECoP/mb11
 } elseif {[lindex [split [info hostname] .] 0] ne $ins} {
   error "runs on instruments or prep0-9 only"
 } else {
diff --git a/tcl/seacom.tcl b/tcl/seacom.tcl
index eabfc91..1a104a9 100644
--- a/tcl/seacom.tcl
+++ b/tcl/seacom.tcl
@@ -1101,8 +1101,15 @@ proc samenv args {
       if {[silent "" result device stick_menu] eq ""} {
         device stick_menu $name
       }
-    } elseif {[silent "" result device stick_menu] ne ""} {
-      set selected_stick "none"
+    } else {
+      lassign [silent "" result device stick_menu] first
+      if {$first eq $name} {
+        if {[file exists $name.stick]} {
+          set selected_stick $name
+        }
+      } elseif {$first ne ""} {
+        set selected_stick none
+      }
     }
   }
 #  if {$selected_stick ne ""} {
diff --git a/tcl/startup/frappy.tcl b/tcl/startup/frappy.tcl
index 62e9782..b9c54bc 100644
--- a/tcl/startup/frappy.tcl
+++ b/tcl/startup/frappy.tcl
@@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ proc check_config {service args} {
 }
 
 proc activate_stick {} {
-  set name [hval /device/stick_label]
+  set prev [hval /device/stick_label]
   frappy_config stick secop.stick
   # stick_label was changed - set it again
-  device stick_label $name
+  device stick_label $prev
 }
 
 proc activate_addon {} {
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ proc sea_recorder {main stick addons} {
     samenv none
     cfg_env makeitem _secop $uri
     frappy_config stick secop.config
-    device name_label $name
+    device name_label "SECoP/$name"
     set defer _secop
   }
   if {$stick ne "0"} {
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ proc sea_recorder {main stick addons} {
     if {$name eq ""} { set name $uri }
     addon stick none
     cfg_env makeitem _secopstick $uri
-    device stick_label $name
+    device stick_label "SECoP/$name"
     if {$defer eq "0"} {
       set defer _secopstick
       frappy_config stick secop.stick